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Mercer 68, FGCU 55 Jan. 23, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Seniors Langston Hall and Daniel Coursey both booked double-double efforts to power the Mercer men’s basketball team to a sensational 68-55 win over Florida Gulf Coast in front of a sold-out Hawkins Arena crowd on Thursday evening. Mercer’s sixth-straight win elevated the team to 16-5 (7-1 A-Sun) on the year and puts the Bears in sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings. Florida Gulf Coast (12-9, 6-2 A-Sun) fell a game behind Mercer with their second-straight road loss. Coursey’s fifth double-double of the year featured 14 points and 12 rebounds in addition to four blocks and three steals. With his four rejections, Coursey’s career block total jumped to 176, surpassing Wesley Duke for the program career record. Coursey’s historic night also featured another career milestone, as the Savannah native scored his 800th point in the win. Hall was in outstanding command of the Mercer offense, dishing a career-high 11 assists while netting 18 points. His efforts helped Mercer outshoot FGCU 41.4%-35% from the floor in the win, marking the sixth-straight game Mercer has outshot its opponent.
Mercer 87, Stetson 49 Jan. 25, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team flexed its muscles early, hitting 17 of its first 21 shots en route to a thorough 87-49 dispatching of Stetson on Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Arena. Mercer’s red-hot start saw the Bears go ahead by 20 less than seven minutes into the game on the way to their seventhstraight win. Mercer (17-5, 8-1 A-Sun) maintained its position at the top of the Atlantic Sun standings with the win, while Steston saw its three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 6-15 (4-5 A-Sun). The Bears also remained unbeaten in 12 home games and ran its record to 42-4 in their last 46 games at Hawkins Arena. Senior guard Anthony White Jr. tied a career-high scoring effort with 19 points and played a key role in Mercer’s lightning fast start. White Jr. drilled three treys in the first six minutes of play before closing his night with 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range to go along with four rebounds, an assist and a steal. Joining White Jr. in double figures were junior Darious Moten (15 points), senior Bud Thomas (13 points) and sophomore Jibri Bryan (12 points). As a team, Mercer shot better than 50% from the floor for the ninth time this season, converting 31-of-54 (57.4%) field goal attempts on Saturday. While Mercer’s offense attack was nearly flawless in the opening minutes, the defensive effort was almost as impressive. The Bears held the Hatters to 1-of-13 shooting from the floor at the start to quickly erase any thoughts of an upset.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics FGCU vs Mercer 1/23/14 7:05 pm at Hawkins Arena - Macon, Ga.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Stetson vs Mercer 1/25/14 3:05 pm at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena Stetson 49 • 6-15, 4-5 A-Sun
FGCU 55 • 12-9, 6-2 A-Sun ##
Player
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COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard JONES, Jamail McKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase HICKS, Nate CVJETICANIN, Filip GRAF, Dajuan Team Totals
02 05 12 20 01 15 35
FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
5-13 6-18 0-4 2-3 6-15 0-0 1-4 1-3
0-3 0-6 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-3 0-0
21-60
1-17
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
9-33 1-12 8-11
0-1 9-10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4
2 3 5 5 2 3 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 8 9 2 3 7 10 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 12-16 10 28 38 18
27.3% 8.3% 72.7%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 21 0 4 13 0 2 5
4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1
4 2 0 1 3 0 1 4
0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2
55
9 15
4
6 200
Game: 21-60 35.0% Game: 1-17 5.9% Game: 12-16 75.0%
Min
29 37 28 30 33 7 18 18
Deadball Rebounds 2
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
3-11 1-4 2-8 4-11 7-11 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 2-3 1-1 3-4
3-10 0-0 0-4 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0
24-58
8-25
TP
2 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 1 0 3 3 1 1 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 12-20 10 30 40 17
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 9-16 56.3%
0-1 0-0 1-3 7-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
A TO Blk Stl
9 0 2 0 5 2 18 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 5 0 3 1 6 0
2 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1
68 17 13
0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1st
2nd
Total
28 34
27 34
55 68
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-01:14, MER 2nd-01:48. Largest lead - FGCU by 4 1st-14:41, MER by 20 2nd-06:47.
38
SMITH, Kentwan GREEN, Willie MILLER, Hunter GRAHAM, Aaron PEGG, Brian ANDREWS, Raymone GLASFORD, B.J. SOLANKE, Leke BARAL, Glenn SIKORA, Kyle Team Totals
03 10 11 41 01 04 23 33 40
FG % 1st Half: 9-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 FT % 1st Half: 5-6
36.0% 12.5% 83.3%
Min
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Player
32 14 23 37 31 2 3 23 5 13 9 8
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
5 10 200
Game: 24-58 41.4% Game: 8-25 32.0% Game: 12-20 60.0%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
* * * * *
2-6 4-11 0-3 2-4 2-5 3-9 1-5 1-1 2-5 0-0 17-49
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
0-2 0-0 0-3 2-4 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-0 2-4 0-0
2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2
6-21
9-14
8-24 5-13 4-8
33.3% 38.5% 50.0%
1 3 4 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 13 19
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
6 10 0 6 5 9 5 2 6 0
2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
4 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9
49
9 13
2
3 200
Game: 17-49 34.7% Game: 6-21 28.6% Game: 9-14 64.3%
Min
22 26 26 24 28 27 19 10 14 4
Deadball Rebounds 2
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 19-31 61.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
6-11 5-7 0-1 1-5 4-6 2-2 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-2 6-6 0-0 3-6 1-1
1-4 5-6 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-5 0-0
1 2 3 1 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 5 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 6 31-54 11-22 14-16 11 28 39 13
2nd half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%
0-0 4-4 2-2 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
13 19 2 5 8 4 0 7 0 0 15 0 12 2
3 1 4 9 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Min
0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 24 11
5
9 200
Game: 31-54 57.4% Game: 11-22 50.0% Game: 14-16 87.5%
21 18 17 22 15 11 12 15 4 17 15 4 16 13
Deadball Rebounds 1,1
Officials: Rusty Phillips, Jason Baker, Tony Turner Technical fouls: Stetson-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3472
Officials: Tony Greene, Anthony Jordan, Tony Henderson Technical fouls: FGCU-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3500 Score by periods FGCU Mercer
Player
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Mercer 87 • 17-5, 8-1 A-Sun
Mercer 68 • 16-5, 7-1 A-Sun ##
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Points FGCU MER
In Paint 28 31
Off T/O 9 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 7 14 6 9
Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 3 times.
Bench 7 20
Score by periods Stetson Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
24 49
25 38
49 87
Last FG - STET 2nd-00:34, MER 2nd-02:48. Largest lead - STET by 2 1st-19:38, MER by 45 2nd-03:59.
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Points STET MER
In Paint 16 30
Off T/O 14 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 2 4 11 2
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 22 40